Sherry has put together a great combination here. Worship God through song and then listen to the Prince of Preachers preach. (I wish it was an actual recording of Mr. Spurgeon’s voice. A good reader will have to suffice.)
If you can’t make it to church, this is the next best thing!
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Unless you have been living a monastic existence (and maybe even then), you know that politics are in the air. This sermon was given almost five years ago. In it, Alistair Begg says this:
“…a combination of both politics and theology in order to silence Jesus Christ. In order to make sure that this story of someone dying for the sins of mankind is finally silenced once and for all.” (Just after the 6 minute mark)
I don’t think Pastor Begg is saying that all politics and theology are bad, only that they are good platforms whereby man can attempt to silence truth.
Pastor Begg’s message is partly about how Jesus answered those who continually pestered Him. Jesus asked,”Why put me to the test?”
At the end, important subjects are put in perspective.
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February 25th, 2026 I see that someone has looked at this post and it is very unfortunate that the VBC website has either taken down all of Pastor Mark’s sermons or redone their site so that so many wonderful messages of Pastor Mark seem no longer available. If anyone has any idea of where I can find any of his sermons, which were at one time posted online, please let me know. Please ignore the link below. I am only keeping it up so that I can check it occasionally for Pastor Mark’s sermons.
The link above will take you to another good message by Pastor Mark Cain of Village Bible Church. Pastor Mark is a teacher/pastor and I am privileged to be able to get to hear him fairly often.
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“13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
19 My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that [s]he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”
-James 5
I want to thank Maria Bowen for putting this message up on a website devoted to a church we both attended years ago. Alistair Begg rightly divides God’s Word in this focus on prayer.
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And he opened His mouth and taught them, saying,…”
These are the words that introduce the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5. I ran across a wonderful description of these great words of our Lord and would like to share them with you.
“Now was opened the richest fountain of instruction which had ever flowed for the good of mankind. He who had aforetime opened the mouths of prophets now opened his own mouth. Speaking distinctly and earnestly, as all should do who have an important messaged to deliver, he went on to pronounce seven benedictions upon seven sorts of persons. These seven descriptions makeup a perfect character, and the seven blessings appended thereto when combined constitute perfect bliss. The whole seven rise one above another like the steps of a ladder of light, and the blessings appropriated to each grow out of the virtues described. At the close of the seven beatitudes of character comes and eighth and double benediction bestowed upon that persecuted condition which is the present result of holiness. The whole make up a celestial octave of benediction.”
-Charles Spurgeon in “Spurgeon’s Devotional Bible”
The text:
2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
I hope these words have encouraged you today.
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I heard a very good sermon on Sunday. This is the church that helped me get more signatures on a petition to keep adopted and foster children out of homes with gay couples than any other church in my county. It is worth your time. Pastor Mark is very concerned about teaching the truths of God’s Word to his mostly aging congregation.
“Sin has to be dealt with.” You won’t hear this sentence in many “Christian” churches these days.
If you want to know more about the divine scalpel, take a listen. If clicking on the link doesn’t work the first time, try again. It took me four times before I got to the sermon. If that doesn’t work, try this:
https://my.ekklesia360.com/Clients/player/videoplayer.php?sid=5366&url=http://2c704caf817f66f55b09-60c75867f5a659aff46427333c9567eb.r67.cf2.rackcdn.com/h264-720/t/0e3070903_1396372739_the-kindness-of-gods-scalpel2.mp4&mediaBID=2827481&template=https://my.ekklesia360.com/Clients/player/videoplayer.php&module=sermon&content_id=734955&type=video&CMSCODE=EKK&skin=&CMS_LINK=https://my.ekklesia360.com&width=480&height=360&fullscreen=&playlist=true&autostart=true&useoriginal=&target=MediaPlayer
Last I checked both of these links work but you have to click on the picture you see before the sermon will start.
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“When Your Concern For Your Nation Intensifies” was the title of a sermon I heard today. The sermon was presented by Pastor Mark Cain of Village Bible Church.
So what do we do about all of the things in our society that sadden us? Pastor Mark mentioned many of the issues that can make one wonder just where we are headed: lack of morality, abortion, ungodly living arrangements, euthanasia, etc.
The answer Pastor Cain gave was not surprising. It came from the Bible. Isn’t that where we are supposed to look for our answers? He found a great answer.
“When your concern for America intensifies, calm that concern through the theology of Psalm 46.”
Here is your answer:
Psalm 46
Pastor Mark calls the Psalms “God’s Pharmacy.” This Psalm shows why.
The Psalm is a song or poetry set in three stanzas. Each stanza ends with the word “Selah.” As the good pastor stated, no one knows for certain what the word means. Many feel that “Selah” is word that means pause. Pausing is always good for reflection.
Dr. Cain broke the Psalm into two sections.
1. (vv. 1-3) GOD IS (a way of saying “theology”) so personally present there is no reason to fear the cataclysmic chaos.
2. (vv. 4-11) God is so powerfully present He can overrule any national threat.
The conclusion:
“Peace and security are not the absence of threatening circumstances, but the close presence of our powerful, personally involved God.”
I appreciate men who are not afraid to dig for God’s nuggets. I am fortunate to know Christian leaders of integrity, men who are not afraid to talk about moral issues that enter the political arena, in my community. I must list a few: Pastor Doug Jones of The First Free Will Baptist Church (and head of The Watchmen of Garland County), Pastor Ken Carney of The First Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Bill Carter of Antioch Baptist Church, and Pastor Larry Spader of Living Faith Church. These are a few of the twenty or so pastors that I have met in my county who are men of God. Guys like this are getting harder to find. I am grateful to God for His faithful servants.
Our nation’s celebration of Independence is not far off. God has richly blessed our nation in the past. Psalm 46 is a great scripture upon which to dwell in the present.
CR
(1) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2046&version=NASB
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WASHINGTON, D.C., October 8, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Vowing to put their alleegiance to the Gospel ahead of their tax-exempt status, more than 1,500 pastors from coast to coast challenged IRS regulations by endorsing candidates from the pulpit on Sunday.
As of this writing 1,586 churches have been recorded taking part in Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an initiative led by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
(The rest of the story may be seen here.)
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